Lingerie strap holder



March 4, 1933. O, M` DE MENT v 1,900,979

LINGERIE STRAP HOLDER Filed July 26, 1932 IN VEN TOR.

94 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. I4, 1933 oLivE M. DE MENT, or.' onderne, ILLINOIS LINGERIESTRAP HOLDER Application led July 26,

This invention relates to apparel and more particularly to an improvedlingerie holder, one object of the invention being to provide a deviceof this character which will serve very effectively to retain a lingerie'strap in its proper position and prevent it from sliding downwardly ofiof a shoulder but atthe same time, may be so applied to the shoulderportion of a dress that it will be hidden from view, and not detractfrom the appearance of a dress.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the vdevice that itmay be applied to a dress having either wide shoulder portions Aornarrow straps extending across a persons shoulders.

Another object of the invention is to permit the device to be veryeasily applied and also permit it to be adjusted in order that it mayaccommodate itself to the width of a shoulder strap or shoulder portionof a dress.

Another object of the invention is to provide the device with attachingelements `in ,they form of safety pins so constructed that when they areapplied they will extend parallel to a shoulder strap or shoulderportion of a dress andnot show through the dress or cause fabric to betorn or distorted due to strain.

Another ,object of the invention is to so construct the device that itmay be easily and quickly applied or removed and further so construct itthat when it is in use it will not be liable to slip loose or move outof its proper position in engagement with the dress or lingerie strap.

A still furtherobject of the invention resides in the provision of -alingerie shoulder strap holder the parts of which are so constructed asto permit the same to be readily and easily assembled and disassembled,the device being further simple in construction, inexpensive, strong anddurable and further well adapted to the purposefor which it is designed.Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description when taken in connec- `5.0 tion with theaccompanying drawing.

1932. Serial No. 624,864.-

Tn the accompanying drawing forming Aa part of this application: n

Figure V1 is a view showing the lingerie strap holder applied to theshoulder `portion of a dress with its chain released from one ofthepins.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figurel, showing the chain engaged withthe second pin or clasp.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken `along the line 3 3 of Figure 2. YFigure 4 is a view showing thelingerie strap holder applied to anarrowshoulder strap of a dress. p

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken longitu-v 65 dinally through Figure4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which thedevice supports a lingerie strap. when in use.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 7 -7 ofFigure 6.

vIn describing the drawing, I shall refer to the various yparts byreference characters which designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views. This invention relates to a device used by women tosupport the shoulder straps l of underwear 2 and one of the devices willbe applied to each shoulder portion of a dress 3 which may have wideshoulders and sleeves as -89 shown in Figure `6 or narrow shoulderstraps asshown in Figures 4: and 5, the shoulder strap in this ligurebeing designated by the numeral 4. vFront and rear portions of the dressare sewed together 5.5' along the shoulderto form a shoulder seam 5 andreferring to Figure 7, is will `be seen that this seamy is disposedinwardly and folded to lie lat. A lingeriestrap will un,- less secured,have a tendency to slide along La@ a persons shoulder and drop down to aposition in which it binds the `arm and is very uncomfortable but by useof .this improved device, the lingerie straps will be held in place andprevented from slipping out of their proper positions ,asshown clearlyin Figure 6. n

This lingerie strap holder consists of VAa pair of attaching Adevices orclasps and which resemble safety pins a `Chain 8 A carried by the clasp6 and releasably engaged with the clasp 7. Each clasp is formed of astrand of resilient metal which may be circular or any other shape incross section and has one end sharpened to form a penetrating point andits other end flattened and dished transversely to form a shieldl orseat 9 for the sharpened end. After one end of the strand has beensharpened and the other shaped to form the shield, the strand is bent inspaced relation to its ends to form a clasp which is substantiallyoblong in shape but has rounded ends and one clasp carries an eye 10while the other clasp has fixed to its end a hook or bill 11 which facesupwardly when this clasp is applied toa dress. The opposite end portionof each clasp is curved longitudinally as shown clearly in Figures 3 and5 and therefore, when the clasps are applied to a dress they extendsubstantially parallel to the same and 'do not cause the fabric to bulgeor become torn or distorted due to strain. SinceV the clasp has asharpened end it can be passed through the seam 5 or engaged throughbindings 12 of the shoulder strap 4 andl as it does not pass through theshoulder strap itself or shoulder portion of the dress, it will becompletely hidden from view and not detract from the appearance of adress.

i When this improved lingerie strap holder is in use the clasps areengaged with the seams 5 or bindings 12 of a shoulder strap and willextend either longitudinally of a shoulder seam as shown in Figures land 2 or diagonally of a shoulder strap as shown in Figure 4. If theshoulder straps are wide enough, the clasps may extend transverselythereof similar to the manner in which they are applied to the shoulderseam. .The chain 8 which is engaged at one end with the eye 10 of theclasp 6 is extended beneath the shoulder strap 1 of the undergarment andthe large ring or link 13 at its end engaged with the hook l1. If theclasps are too close to each other to have the ring 13 engaged with thehook andv the chain held tight enough to properly support the strap 1,the large ring or link 14 intermediate the length of the chain may beengaged with the hook as shown in Figuresl and 5 0r any one of the linksof the chain engaged with the hook. The holder will it close to thedress or shoulder strap and since -it extends beneath the strap of theunder garment, this strapV l will be prevented from slipping out of itsproper position and dropping down about a persons arm.

Wien the holder is to be removed, the chain-isreleased from the hook anddrawn outwardly from beneath the shoulder strap of the under garmentandthe dress can then be removed and after removal, the pins or claspsdetached. Since they are merely engaged through the shoulder seam orbindings perforations will not be formed in thedress goods itself anddetract from its appearance or weaken it and cause it to tear easily.Since the clasps are connected by a chain and they may be engaged withselected links of the chain, they may be spaced from each other anydistance desired and also be disposed at any angle desired andtherefore, the holders may accommodate themselves to the type of dressto which they are to be applied.

ftwill thus be seen from the foregoing description that I have provideda device of the above mentioned character that will at all times bepositive and eliicient in carrying out the purposes for which it isdesigned, and furthermore dueto its simplicity, ythe parts can bereadily and easily interchanged and also assembledv and disassembled.

llhile l have shown the preferred. em-A bodiment of my invention,it isto be understood that minor changes in the size, shape and arrangementof parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: Y Y

1. A. lingerie Astrap holder comprising clasps each having one enddetachably lengageable with a shoulder portion of a dress and when inplace extending in longitudinally spaced relation to each other, eachclasp being bent adjacent its attached end whereby the clasp may extendsubstantially parallel to the shoulder portion of a dress with itsattached end extending upwardly into position for engagement with thedress, l a chain attached at one end to one clasp, and means carried bythe other clasp to engage a selected link of said chain.

2. A lingerie strap holder comprising clasps each having one enddetachably enl gageable with a shoulder portion of a dress i and bentadjacent their attached ends to dispose the clasps parallel to theshoulder portion ofthe dress in selected spaced relation to each other,and a chain permanently y attached to the other end of one clasp, the iother clasp having a portion engageable through a select-ed link of thechain.

f 3. A lingerie strap holder comprising clasps each having one enddetachably engageable with a shoulder portion of a dress and bentadjacent their attached ends to dispose the clasps parallel totheshoulder portion of a dress in selected spaced relation to each other,an eye at the free end of one clasp, a chain having a link at one endengaged through said eye, and a hook carried by the free end of theother clasp and engage-able through a selected link of the chain.

4. A lingerie strap holder comprising clasps each formed as a safety pinand having a penetrating point adjacent one end and a shield for thesame, the other end prtion of the clasp being bent to extend upwardlyfor engagement through the shoulder portion of a dress with the claspextending parallel to the shoulder portion of the dress7 a chainattached at one end to the shield carrying end of one clasp, and a 10hook at the shield carrying end of the other clasp and engageablethrough a selected link of the chain.

5. A lingerie strap holder comprising clasps each Jformed. as a safetypin and having a penetrating point and a shield for the same, one endportion of each clasp being bent longitudinally whereby the clasp may beengaged through a shouldery portion of a dress and `extend parallel tothe same, a chain having one end engaged'with the other end of oneclasp, and a hook carried by the corresponding end of the other claspand extending upwardly when the clasp is in place and engageable througha selected link of the chain.

In testimony whereof, I aliX my signature.

OLIVE M. DE MENT.

